1st Edition
Imperial Inquisitions Prosecutors and Informants from Tiberius to Domitian
By Steven H. Rutledge
Copyright 2001
432 Pages
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Delatores (political informants) and accusatores (malicious prosecutors) were a major part of life in imperial Rome. Contemporary sources depict them as cruel and heartless mercenaries, who bore the main responsibility for institutionalising and enforcing the 'tyranny' of the infamous rulers of the early empire, such as Nero, Caligula and Domitian. Stephen Rutledge's study examines the... Read more
Preface and acknowledgements PART I 1 Introduction 2 Political and social advancement 3 Exercendas leges esse: delatores and law enforcement 4 Senatorial opposition and resistance I: Tiberius to Claudius 5 Senatorial opposition and resistance II: Nero to Domitian 6 The domus principis: delatores and factionalism in the imperial family 7 Conspiracy 8 Epilogue: continuity and change PART II Delatores: a prosopographical survey
Biography
Steven H. Rutledge
'Overall, this book brings a unique perspective to current scholarship in this area, not in the least that it is the only extensive English-language study in this area to date. Rutledge is meticulous in his discussion of the primary source materials, the information contained within them, and his overall knowledge and perceptions regarding the bias and opinions related by both primary and secondary source authors. This books is essential to any scholar of Roman history from the first century BC to the first century AD.' - Brad Eden, University of Nevada
